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Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education
Barcelona (E), March 2016 - The publication formerly known as “Revista de Universidad y Sociedad del conocimiento” (RUSC. Universities and Knowledge Society Journal) has been renamed the “International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education” (ETHE). On 31 August 2015, the Open University of Catalonia (UOC), editors of the journal, entered into an agreement with the prestigious Springer publishing group for RUSC’s publication.
» MOREA Great Variety of MOOCs
Brussels (BE), March 2016 - EMMA is a thirty-month pilot action supported by the European Union. EMMA offers free, open, online courses in multiple languages (e.g. English, Spanish, Italian, Catalan, Estonian, Dutch, French, and Portuguese) from various European universities to help preserve Europe's rich cultural, educational, and linguistic heritage and to promote cross-cultural and multi-lingual learning. Becoming an EMMA student is easy: Once you've registered, find the MOOC that interests you, click on the "enrol" button, and start learning! » MORE
Virtual College's Online Patient-Safety Training
Ilkley (UK), March 2016 - A doctor from University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust has become the 300,000th National Patient Safety Suite learner. Developed by Virtual College in partnership with NHS England, the National Patient Safety Suite is comprised currently of sixteen patient-safety eLearning courses, including Safe Use of Insulin. Ninety-six per cent of learners would recommend these courses to a colleague. » MORE
London School of Economics and Cylix
Bath (UK), February 2016 - When the London School of Economics (LSE) was looking for an eLearning course that could boost equality and diversity, it turned to Cylix. Three months after roll-out, the initial results are in… » MORE
Kaltura's Efficient Solution
New York, NY (USA), February 2016 - As video increasingly plays a critical role in education, accessibility has become a major concern. Adding captions on request is no longer a sustainable practice. How are educational institutions today approaching video accessibility strategically? » MORE
A New Analysis Tool
Barcelona (E), February 2016 - The Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) Library has developed an internal management and consultation database of bibliometric information called bibliometrics. This tool stores the UOC's scientific articles (originals, reviews, proceedings papers, editorial materials, book reviews, letters) and enables users to analyse quality based on international and national bibliometric indicators. » MORE
Extended deadline for the UOC Doctoral Programmes
Barcelona (E), February 2016 - The Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) is offering grants for three doctoral programmes for the 2016/2017 academic year. The extended deadline for applications for the doctoral programmes is 15 February 2016. The call for grant applications for the Information and Knowledge Society Doctoral Programme, the Education and ICT (eLearning) Doctoral Programme, and the Network and Information Technologies Doctoral Programme is open. » MORE
New Prevent Duty eLearning Course for Universities
Bath (UK), February 2016 - Cylix's new eLearning course will provide HE staff with a practical guide to implementing the UK government's Prevent duty sensitively and effectively. All universities now have a legal duty to implement robust policies and procedures for countering the threat posed by radicalisation, and a key part of this is the provision of appropriate training, so that everyone knows what's expected of them and what they need to do if they have any concerns. » MORE
International Centre for Research into Social Entrepreneurship
Barcelona (E), February 2016 - (by Guida Fullana) Together with six Catalan universities and business schools, the UOC has met with the management of the Yunus Centre, led by the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner, Muhammad Yunus, to create a Social Business Centre in Barcelona, an academic space that will foster social entrepreneurship and innovation to fight youth unemployment in the capital. The meeting was held on 26 January as part of the Social Business City Barcelona conference. » MORE
Blackboard Releases Moodlerooms 2.9 Upgrade
London (UK), January 2016 - Blackboard has announced the release of Moodlerooms 2.9, its enterprise open source solution dedicated to institutions and organisations that leverage Moodle, one of the most widely used learning-management systems (LMSs) in the world. » MORE
